The Register Club - Edinburgh, City of

Popped in for drinks, the staff were so friendly and helpful they clearly love creating drinks and a warm and friendly atmosphere.. The wood paneled walls and mid century styling was very nice.

Spectacular bar, with a great range of drinks. The service was 10/10 with our server Marco, whom accommodated us with every one of our questions about the drinks. We will definitely be back for more !!

This could have been a lovely afternoon tea experience but it fell short of the 5 star experience we were looking forward to. We were the only guests in The Register Club and had to wait while our server set up our table. The server never introduced himself, didn't confirm tea and coffee were included with our afternoon tea, had to prompt him for our champagne and also had to ask 4 times for water. The menu on the table was for the Festive Afternoon Tea we are now mid January and the menu had not been updated. I know some may think I'm being picky but the small things turn into a disappointing experience and unfortunately we will not return.

Seven ladies on a Christmas Saturday night out. We booked drinks before our dinner. The setting was lovely and the Christmas decorations stunning. We were firstly told there was no Prosecco as it had sold out the night before! then we were told we could not buy cremant by the bottle only by the glass although it was on the menu by the bottle and considerably more expensive by the Glass. I felt that they were trying to rip us off and for a five star hotel to keep saying no seems really strange.

My partner and I visited The Register Club for a drink on a Saturday night in December. Given the time of year, it didn't appear to be very busy. The space doesn't occupy a lot of tables, and there's adequate space between each seating area, which helps to give some privacy to each party. Unlike its neighbour, Gleneagles Townhouse, you don't need to be a club member or hotel guest to drink here, but I'd recommend booking a table to avoid disappointment. The hotel itself looks beautiful. The main hotel receptionist was friendly and helpful, guiding us to the lift that led us up to the bar. The host at the bar was also welcoming and swiftly guided us to our table. The crowd this place attracts seems to be older, which I felt was a refreshing change from the young clubby vibes of other city centre cocktail bars. We were quickly served with orders taken and our cocktails didn't take long to arrive. Questions were raised if they had perhaps pre mixed the drinks because they were delivered so quickly but assuming not as we did see bar tenders mixing cocktails at the bar on our departure. The drinks were nice. The Buccaneer was delicious but the Ruben's Special wasn't anything great. It wasn't as described either. The server described it as a winter cocktail but it tasted like a Paloma. Not worth the premium price in my view. The drinks were also quite small in liquid volume, which I can appreciate if the quality is excellent but not if the cocktail is mediocre. After we were initially served our drinks, we were not approached again by the server or host. There seemed to be a lack of servers on the bar area which meant they missed out on another round from us. We also had to go up to the bar to pay whereas we had seen other parties getting served their bill at the tables. They didn't actually realise that we hadn't paid when we approached the bar, telling us to have a good evening so if we hadn't been honest, they would've missed out on the cost of our first and only round! Overall, it was quite a nice experience but not sure I'd rush back. They should employ more servers and improve the quality of the Ruben Special cocktail to take this experience up to the next level.